Main area: Children’s Occupational Therapist Grade Band 6
Contract: 18 months (Fixed Term)
Hours: Part time - 33.8 hours per week (Between Monday to Friday 08.30-16.30)
Job ref: 427-6917883
Employer: Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Royal United Hospitals Bath
Town: Bath
Salary: Dependent on experience
Closing: 09/02/2025 23:59
Specialist Children’s Occupational Therapist - Band 6
Job overview
This band 6 post is a great opportunity for an Occupational Therapist to develop their clinical skills working with a varied caseload of children and young people in outpatient and community settings. If you can demonstrate experience of working with children and young people, enjoy working in a multidisciplinary team, and have great communication skills, please apply. This post is suitable either as a development post for a band 5 into a band 6, or at band 6 level. The Children’s Therapies team is based in the Children’s Centre at the Royal United Hospitals Bath with great resources and a friendly, experienced team of Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists to support your development. Please note, as this is a community post, a car driver with access to your own vehicle is essential. The department cannot sponsor applicants from overseas. Main duties of the job
The post holder provides a high standard specialist community-based Occupational Therapy service, working alone in a variety of community settings. Manage a complex and highly specialised caseload of children with a range of complex needs, within a defined geographical area, providing quality Occupational Therapy and effective case management. Using evidence-based practice to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate interventions and contribute to the diagnostic process. Participate in the planning, development, and evaluation of Occupational Therapy services within a designated area, holding responsibility for defined projects. Regularly supervise Occupational Therapy students on practice placements and undertake supervision of other Occupational Therapy staff. Participate in and teach on the department’s in-service training programme as well as external training to other groups. Working for our organisation
At the RUH, we’re proud to put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. We value everyone’s contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on. We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks – celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger. A culture of learning, developing, and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential. We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual, and financial wellbeing. Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role. Person specification
Qualifications
Degree in Occupational Therapy HPC registration UK driving license Experience
Post graduate knowledge and experience of working with children You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. Name: Eric Lucas or Andrea Whittle Job title: Specialist Children’s Occupational Therapist Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 01225 824220 If you require further information about this post, please contact the team by email or call 01225 824220.
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Job overview
This band 6 post is a great opportunity for an Occupational Therapist to develop their clinical skills working with a varied caseload of children and young people in outpatient and community settings. If you can demonstrate experience of working with children and young people, enjoy working in a multidisciplinary team, and have great communication skills, please apply. This post is suitable either as a development post for a band 5 into a band 6, or at band 6 level. The Children’s Therapies team is based in the Children’s Centre at the Royal United Hospitals Bath with great resources and a friendly, experienced team of Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists to support your development. Please note, as this is a community post, a car driver with access to your own vehicle is essential. The department cannot sponsor applicants from overseas. Main duties of the job
The post holder provides a high standard specialist community-based Occupational Therapy service, working alone in a variety of community settings. Manage a complex and highly specialised caseload of children with a range of complex needs, within a defined geographical area, providing quality Occupational Therapy and effective case management. Using evidence-based practice to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate interventions and contribute to the diagnostic process. Participate in the planning, development, and evaluation of Occupational Therapy services within a designated area, holding responsibility for defined projects. Regularly supervise Occupational Therapy students on practice placements and undertake supervision of other Occupational Therapy staff. Participate in and teach on the department’s in-service training programme as well as external training to other groups. Working for our organisation
At the RUH, we’re proud to put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. We value everyone’s contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on. We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks – celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger. A culture of learning, developing, and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential. We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual, and financial wellbeing. Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role. Person specification
Qualifications
Degree in Occupational Therapy HPC registration UK driving license Experience
Post graduate knowledge and experience of working with children You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. Name: Eric Lucas or Andrea Whittle Job title: Specialist Children’s Occupational Therapist Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 01225 824220 If you require further information about this post, please contact the team by email or call 01225 824220.
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